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  1. Bomb damage in Italy; Italian refugees; British troops; German prisoners

    04:08:10 NR-85 Army Pictorial Service - Film Report (Silent) Effects of Bombing by USAAF in Italy, October 6, 1943. VS, Italian refugee women and children in flight, enter town, carrying their small belongings. CU, sign at improvised bridge: George Washington Bridge. LS, US Army truck moves through bomb-wrecked city passing ruined church and much debris. CU, religious statues in church. AV, town showing Reggio Canal, ruined factories and building; bomb craters in parts of the city along the RR yard and in ancient amphitheatre. LS, ruined railroad yard and demolished bridge. 04:12:59 NR-76 A...

  3. Walter Saunders papers

    The Walter Saunders papers contains correspondence with Walter’s parents while they were in Marseille and Les Milles. The documents contain reference letters, naturalization certificate, and an Austrian citizenship certificate. The photographs include portraits of Paul and Klara while at Auschwitz, a group photo with Paul at Camp Gurs, a young Walter with his brother Kurt, and a younger Paul while serving in the Austrian Army during World War I.

  4. Eve Lasch Whyte Drazen photograph collection

    Collection of photographs of Eve Lasch (later Eve Whyte and Eve Drazen) [donor's mother] before, during, and after the Holocaust. Includes photo of her as a child in Czechoslovakia (c. 1938), and as a teenager after the war. Eve, who was Jewish, was imprisoned in the Liebenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

  5. Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust

    1. P.49- Archive of Leni Yahil, Holocaust Researcher, 1904-2002

    Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust File 1 Volume I Die Jodiske Flygtninge (the Jewish Refugees), 1933-1940; Denmark's refugee policy. Volume II Bibliographic lists and newspaper clippings. Volume III Draft of an article regarding the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, 1943; article regarding Werner Best and the "Aktion" against the Jews, by Hans Kirchhoff, printout from Yad Vashem research collection 24; article by Hans Sode-Madsen ...

  6. Official documentation regarding the status of Dr. Josef Loewenherz after the war and the condition of the Vienna community, 1945-1953

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Official documentation regarding the status of Dr. Josef Loewenherz after the war and the condition of the Vienna community, 1945-1953 - Correspondence regarding the condition of the Viennese community after the war; - Personal and office correspondence at the end of the war; return of survivors from Theresienstadt to Vienna; attempt to rehabilitate the life of the community and its institutions; - Letters of appreciation and encouragement to Dr. Josef Loewenherz and his wife, Sofie Loewenherz, for their activities in the rescue of Viennese Jews during the Nazi period and alongside hints of...

  7. Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army Born in Czechoslovakia. Hungarian occupation of Carpathian Ruthenia; dramatic evacuation from Carpathian Ruthenia, 1939; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Great Britain; handed over to the Germans at the Dutch border; interrogation by the Gestapo; expulsion to Poland; life in a refugee center in Katowice, 1939; air flights to Rowne during the war between Germany and Poland; role of the Communists in classifying and deci...

  8. Testimony of Ada (Erenhaft) Fischl, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences during her escape to the Soviet Union, in Samarkand, Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo and her being wounded near Presov

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Ada (Erenhaft) Fischl, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences during her escape to the Soviet Union, in Samarkand, Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo and her being wounded near Presov Born in Czechoslovakia. Help from Jews to refugees illegally crossing the Moravian-Polish border, 1939; situation of refugees at the outbreak of war, 1939; life of the refugees in Rowne, 1939-1940; attitude of the Soviets towards the refugees at the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, 1941; refugee life in Samarkand, 1941-1942; first Jewish women join Czechoslovakian battalion at Buzul...

  9. Testimony of Jindřich Hora, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Patria", 1940, in the Atlit camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Tobruk, in England and in combat in Dunkirk; persecution by the Comm

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Jindřich Hora, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Patria", 1940, in the Atlit camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Tobruk, in England and in combat in Dunkirk; persecution by the Communists after 1948 Member of a group of Jewish military men abroad the refugee ship, "Patria", sailing to Eretz Israel, 1940; contacts with the Czechoslovakian attaché in Jerusalem; refusal of the British to grant permission to dock; explosion abroad the "Patria"; sinking of the "Patria"; detention of the survivors in the Atlit camp; enlistm...

  10. Testimony of Ludvik Kain Kalina, born in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his experiences in Britain, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier and in combat at Dunkirk

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Ludvik Kain Kalina, born in Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his experiences in Britain, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier and in combat at Dunkirk Born in Uzhorod. Occupation of Slovakia by Hungary; persecution of Jews in Hungarian-occupied Slovakia, 1939; activities of Jewish Communists in Slovakia; transfer to Poland; activities of Jewish Communists in the Katowice refugee center, 1939; persecution of Jewish refugees by Polish police; protection of Jewish refugees by British Consulate; move to Britain, 1939; leading Jewish Communist refugees in England, 1939; impact ...

  11. Testimony of Hynek Strompf, born in Orlova, Czechoslovakia, 1914, regarding his experiences in Nisko, in Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in Sokolovo and Dukla, and in the Haganah unit in Czechoslovakia after the wa

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Hynek Strompf, born in Orlova, Czechoslovakia, 1904, regarding his experiences in Nisko, in Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in Sokolovo and Dukla, and in the Haganah unit in Czechoslovakia after the war Deportations of Jews from Ostrava to Nisko, 1939; deportation by the Germans to Soviet borders; crossing of the San river; help from Soviet Jews; life as Jews in the Lwow refugee center; deportations to Soviet labor camps, 1940; conditions in labor camps, 1942; enlistment in a Czechoslovakian Army unit; transfer to Czechoslovakian battali...

  12. Testimony of Yocheved Schwartzman, born in Alexsandria, regarding her experiences in the Lublin Ghetto, Chelm, Sosnowica, Hungary and other places

    1. O.12 - Perlman Collection: Testimonies of refugees from Poland who arrived in Eretz Israel, 1942-1943
    • ZEZNANIA SZWARCMAN JOCHEWET Z LUBLINA URODZONEJ W ALEKSANDRJI NA WOLYNIU

    Testimony of Yocheved Schwartzman, born in Alexsandria, regarding her experiences in the Lublin Ghetto, Chelm, Sosnowica, Hungary and other places Life before the war including work in kibbutz aliya training. Escape of the kibbutz members East; German occupation of Lublin, September 1939; welcome of the Germans by the Polish locals; capture of hostages; registration of the Jews from age 16 to 60; deportation of the Jews to camps on the eastern border; deportation of the Jews from Kalisz; Loda and Lublin; arrival of refugees from Germany and Austria to Lublin, 1940; release of Jewish POWs; d...

  13. Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, information regarding the JDC activities in various German-occupied countries in Europe, the situation in Italy following the ous

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, information regarding the JDC activities in various German-occupied countries in Europe, the situation in Italy following the ousting of Mussolini, and other matters, 1943 - Notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon; - Documentation regarding the care of the many Jewish children who arrived to Switzerland in 1943, including the opening, by the Hechalutz movement and Swiss Zionists, of the children's home for ...

  14. Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, regarding the JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, January-December 1944

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, regarding the JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, January-December 1944 Documentation, including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon regarding the: - JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, including information about the organization's difficulties in the transfer of money (dollars) from the United States to Europe due to monetar...

  15. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding discussions with Heinrich Rothmund concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland, the carrying out of ritual slaughter in Switzerland, the situation of the Jewish refugees i

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding discussions with Heinrich Rothmund concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland, the carrying out of ritual slaughter in Switzerland, the situation of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, and other matters, 1941 Notes written by Saly Mayer, 1941, regarding: - Documentation of Saly Mayer's discussions with Heinrich Rothmund, Chief of the Swiss Ministry of Justice Police Department, concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland by the "La Deliverance" [?] Zionist organ...

  16. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Folder of Josef Mandel (Mantello) with correspondence regarding relief to the Jews of Romania and Hungary

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Folder of Josef Mandel (Mantello) with correspondence regarding relief to the Jews of Romania and Hungary Correspondence regarding relief to the Jews of Romania and Hungary, the sending of food parcels and passports and diplomatic activities at the Romanian legation and the Hungarian legation in Switzerland Also in the file: - Survey and letters regarding the situation in Hungary, May 1944; - Photocopy of a letter from McClelland, from the United States legation in Bern, regarding passports from San Salvador, 28 July 1944; - Photocopy of a letter from Attor...

  17. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) in Zurich regarding sending relief to Holocaust survivors in Poland and Austria and bringing youth and children in poor health for treatment in Switzerl

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) in Zurich regarding sending relief to Holocaust survivors in Poland and Austria and bringing youth and children in poor health for treatment in Switzerland Incomplete folder regarding sending relief to Holocaust survivors in Poland and Austria and bringing youth and children in poor health for treatment in Switzerland. Also in the file: - Speech delivered by Dr. Paul Guggenheim regarding contemporary problems of Swiss Jewry; - Speech delivered by the President of the Bern Jewish community ...

  18. Bulletin: Information from various sources distributed by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee regarding the situation of the Jews who had been or were still under Nazi rule in Europe, January 1945

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, ינואר (ב) 1945

    Bulletin: Information from various sources distributed by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee regarding the situation of the Jews who had been or were still under Nazi rule in Europe, January 1945 Information regarding the situation of the Jews in Theresienstadt, Austria, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Belgium during the war years; Romania's position regarding aliya of Jews to Eretz Israel; early Jewish self-defense in Poland; excerpt from a letter from the Warsaw Ghetto, 01 March 1944; information from a letter regarding cultural life in the ghettos of Poland; excerpt from a letter...

  19. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding the activities of the central SIG institutions, 1946-1963

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding the activities of the central SIG institutions, 1946-1963 In the file: - JUNA announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding activities of the SIG Central Committee and Geschaeftsleitung (admistration), as well as drafts of the notices; clippings from newspapers in which the notices were published, such as "Israelitisches Wochenblatt" from Zurich and "Juedische Rundschau-Maccabi" from Basel. Also ...

  20. Various documents collected by Erich Kulka from the Holocaust period, 1939-1945

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Various documents collected by Erich Kulka from the Holocaust period, 1939-1945 1. Deportation of Jews from Moravska Ostrava to Nisko, September-October 1939 (German and Czech); 2. Negative answer from the United States War Department to the War Refugee Board regarding the bombing of the railroad tracks from Hungary to Auschwitz, 04 July 1944; 3. Letter from Himmler regarding the transfer of 2,700 inmates to Switzerland, 21 March 1945; 4. Protocol of a meeting chaired by Heydrich regarding the deportation of 5,000 Jews from the Protectorate to Lodz, 17 October 1941; 5. Correspondence betwee...